Colistin-resistant KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST423 harboring an IS5-like element in the mgrB gene isolated from cerebrospinal fluid

We describe colistin-resistant KPC-2-producing K. pneumoniae isolates from cerebrospinal fluid, belonging to ST423, selected during treatment for neuroinfection. Colistin resistance was related to mgrB gene interruption by an IS5-like.

Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - February 3, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Hemilly Rayanne Ferreira da Silva, Marinalda Anselmo Vilela, Anna Carolina Soares Almeida, M árcia Maria Camargo de Morais Tags: Note Source Type: research